Update: The winners have been announced! See the names below. The main event of the 2023 Bullet Chess Championship (BCC) is almost here. Sixteen elite players, including bullet legends GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Magnus Carlsen, and Alireza Firouzja,...
Note: This Twitch Drops campaign has ended. Chess.com is happy to announce that from July 26 to August 11, you'll be able to watch chess streams on Twitch to earn 14 days of free premium! This is the perfect opportunity for you to win an extende...
You can now play chess against the star player of the U.S. national soccer team, Christian Pulisic. A fast and creative player on the field, Pulisic is ready to show you what he's got over the board! Head to our Play Computer page to challenge the...
GM Simen Agdestein won his first Norwegian Championship as a 15-year-old in 1982. 41 years later, the veteran clinched his ninth title and extended his record as the oldest champion of all time. The 56-year-old emerged victorious in Oslo on Satu...
He's a chess icon normally known for his fast play, not his fast food. But that could be about to change as GM Viswanathan Anand appears in a commercial for the restaurant giant Subway. Fresh from appearing in the inaugural Global Chess League, ...
The organizers of Norway Chess recently announced their groundbreaking vision to host an all-female super tournament in 2024 with conditions equal to their annual top-level competition. The minds behind "the world's strongest chess tourname...
Chess.com’s blistering Bullet Chess Championship is back with a star-studded posse of the fastest gunslingers in the game ready to duel. This year’s quickfire one-minute chess tournament, which runs July 17 to 21, boasts its strongest ...
While humankind has yet to answer the age-old question "Who let the dogs out," there's one thing we do know: You can now play chess against humans' adorable best friends. Meet IM Levy Rozman's dog Benji, Wishboy, Buddy Buckets, Pinky, and GM Levon...
The US Chess Federation has published a list of members who have been sanctioned by the organization. A total of 27 members have been sanctioned for a shorter or longer time period. Minors are not named, but their sanction is listed. Amo...
Chess.com is excited to announce that GM Anish Giri's Lifetime Repertoire for 1.e4 is now fully available on Chessable. This three-part course is another masterpiece by the renowned Dutch number-one that teaches everything you need to know to play...
The Collegiate Chess League is excited to announce the 2023 summer season following last year's inaugural summer season. We will be bringing back both the bullet and bughouse college championships! These championship matches will last four weeks s...
Russian chess has suffered another blow as their former national team coach GM Alexander Motylev has switched federations and joined Romania. The former national and European champion joins a growing list of Russian grandmasters who no longer repr...
Who would have seen this coming before 2020, The Queen’s Gambit, and the rise of chess as an esport? Chess.com, the world’s leading chess platform, has been named in TIME’s prestigious 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 ...
Chess.com is excited to announce the relaunch of our College Ambassador Program! This program is designed to empower college students to grow the game of chess across their campus while also receiving perks for their college chess club. Ch...
FM Alice Lee earned the international master title at age 13 and reset the record as the youngest American-born female to do so. Lee gained her third IM norm at the 2023 Canadian Transnational Chess Championship, facing eight grandmasters and on...
Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen will be gunning for an elusive first World Cup crown next month as a host of big stars miss FIDE's flagship $2.5 million event, it was confirmed on Monday. One of Carlsen's rivals will be streaming star and ...
No, it's not a joke. Netflix is actually releasing a new game based on the hit series The Queen's Gambit where you can take on the one and only Beth Harmon. It's apparently a game about the game of... chess. “We’re making a game that...
The 2023 Junior Speed Chess Championship is about to kick off. Eight talented young players, including names like GMs Gukesh D, Denis Lazavik, and Christopher Yoo, will seek to claim victory. If you can accurately predict who beats who, you...
Nine-year-old FM Faustino Oro has been dubbed the "Messi of Chess" by Argentinian media as he made history as the youngest player to ever break the 2300 rating barrier. In March, the 2013-born Argentinian became the youngest player to ever break...
Chess.com and the nonprofit Lide Haiti raised $42,794 to empower at-risk adolescent girls in Haiti (including via chess programs) during a star-studded live event featuring Rainn Wilson on Friday. The June 2 event—hosted by IM Danny Rensch...
Pavel Kirs, the organizer of one of the biggest open tournaments in the Czech Republic, was forced to make a U-turn after facing heavy criticism and intervention by FIDE as he initially refused to accept registrations from Ukrainian adults. In a...
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s superhero chess! Take on the superhero computers, and join the fight against a grandmaster turned supervillain. Meet the Chesstice League: Mighty Martin, The Green Pawn, Deadlost, Blunder Woman, ...
Chess.com is hosting a star-studded charity event with Lidé Haiti, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk adolescent girls in Haiti. The June 2 event will be live-streamed on Twitch and bring together, among others, The O...
We're thrilled to announce Espot B-Cup 2 Presented by Chess.com! It's a community and streamer event live from Espot Paris on June 17, 2023, at 6:20 a.m. PT/15:20 CEST. There will be an open bullet arena and on-site tournaments with prize pools, t...
